France gives Tanzania Tshs 161 billion for Julius Nyerere Int. Airport modernization

[Cicero]

France, through its International Development Agency (AFD), has granted 65 million Euros (about 161.5bn/) as a concessional loan for the modernisation and extension of the Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) Terminal II built in the 1980s.

AFD Country Representative Mr Emmanuel Baudran told the 'Daily News' in Dar es Salaam yesterday that they have already sent the draft to the government, detailing how disbursement of the loan will be done and the interest rate involved.

"Our government has already approved the funds since December 2015; but we are currently negotiating with the government of Tanzania before signing the sovereign loan. We might sign it in September or October," he hoped.

Mr Baudran said that at Tanzania's request, AFD will finance the extension of the internal hall, construction of two new wings, parking space, rearrangement of the terminal, boarding areas, commercial areas and standard equipment.

He further said the modernisation of the Terminal II was due to its impact on tourism and envisaged business developments in secondary cities. JNIA is the principal airport serving Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania.

The government embarked on an improvement programme of its ageing airports infrastructure in the mid-nineties to open up more development opportunities and spur economic growth for all areas in Tanzania.

Currently, the airport has only one terminal building for passengers, whose three lounges, departure, arrival and VIP serve 200 passengers at a time and 500,000 per annum. AFD is a recent donor in Tanzania.

Source: AllAfrica

 

[Usedcountrynewpipo]

AFD is a recent donor in Tanzania?
Si nimeona hapo juu kuwa wanatupa mkopo na wana negotiate interest? How comes huyu aitwe donor? Huyu ni mkopeshaji kama wakopeshaji wengine wa Finca, PRIDE, Tujijenge, na EFC...

 

[Eddy Love]

maghufuli si amesema utawala wake hauitaji misaada ya nje sasa hapo imekuaje tena?

 

[Bilionea Asigwa]

Hawa wakubwa mbona awamu hii wanamwaga mihela yao sana Tanzania.

Ni kwa nia njema au kuna fishy motive behind??

 

[Cicero]

AFD is a recent donor in Tanzania?
Si nimeona hapo juu kuwa wanatupa mkopo na wana negotiate interest? How comes huyu aitwe donor? Huyu ni mkopeshaji kama wakopeshaji wengine wa Finca, PRIDE, Tujijenge, na EFC...

Kwani hao USAID na UKAID na sijui SIDA hela zao hawadai interest? Mi navyohisi wanakupa either loan (yenye interest) au grant......i dont think wanatoa hela bure tu!
I stand to be corrected though.

 

[Cicero]

Hawa wakubwa mbona awamu hii wanamwaga mihela yao sana Tanzania.

Ni kwa nia njema au kuna fishy motive behind??

Hapo tayari deni la taifa limeshafika 50% ya pato la taifa.......kitu ambacho ni hatari sana kwa nchi inayoendelea!

 

[spika]

Kwani hao USAID na UKAID na sijui SIDA hela zao hawadai interest? Mi navyohisi wanakupa either loan (yenye interest) au grant......i dont think wanatoa hela bure tu!
I stand to be corrected though.

Labda ungesema Benki ya Dunia au IMF. Ila sehemu kubwa ya misaada inayotolewa na hizo taasisi ulizozitaja ipo kwenye mfumo wa grants na si mikopo. Hata hivyo sehemu ya pesa zao zinarejea kwao kama tied aid n.k

AFD is a recent donor in Tanzania?
Si nimeona hapo juu kuwa wanatupa mkopo na wana negotiate interest? How comes huyu aitwe donor? Huyu ni mkopeshaji kama wakopeshaji wengine wa Finca, PRIDE, Tujijenge, na EFC...

The word concession makes them donors (mikopo yenye masharti nafuu na yenye riba chini ya viwango vya soko). Kasome definition ya development assistance mkuu.